1992 Death Helen B M Fennell Joseph, English/South Afr anti-apartheid, dies at 87 1991 Death Headman Tshabalala, South Afr singer (Ladysmith Black Mambazo), dies 1987 Event Central Afr Rep ex-emperor Jean-Bedel Bokassa sentenced to death 1981 Death Griffiths Mxenge, South Afr's anti-apartheid advocate, murdered 1979 Event Commencement of 1st ICC Trophy (PNG vs. E Afr and Singapore vs. Arg) 1968 Death Theophilus E Donges, South Afr Internal minister, dies at 69 1967 Birthday Nathalie Tauziat, Bangui Cent Afr Rep, tennis star, 1993 Quebec City 1956 Birthday Murphy Morobe, South Afr UDF leader, spent 3 years in Robbeneiland Jail 1942 Event Operation "Torch" began as U.S. and British forces land in French N Afr 1942 Event 13th day of battle at El Alamein: Afr corps draws back out Fuka-posing 1925 Birthday Francois J [Frank] le Roux, chief whip, South Afr Conserv Party 1920 Death Olive Schreiner, South Afr writer (Healing Imagination), dies at 75 1915 Birthday Elisabeth Eybers, South Afr/Dutch poet, That Woman and Other Verses 1913 Birthday Zeph[ania L] Mothopeng, President South Afr Pan-African Congress, 1986- 1911 Death Stephanus J du Toit, So Afr theologist/journalist (Afr Bond), dies 1902 Event S Afr's president Paul Kruger visits Utrecht 1887 Event Sultan Bargash of Zanzibar grants E Afr Association at East African harbors 1847 Birthday Stephanus J du Toit, South Africa theologist/journalist, Afr Bond 1822 Event James Varick becomes 1st bishop of Afr Meth Episcopal Zion Church
